ON KUMBH DUTY

▪ Security personnel take oath at the Sangam to execute their duties diligently during the Kumbh, in Prayagraj on Sunday. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take part in the mega religious congregation that runs for over a month starting on Tuesday.

MUZAFFARNAGAR: Security has been tightened in Morna area here following the murder of a doctor, police said on Sunday. Veterinary doctor Satish Kumar, 40, was found murdered in Morna town under Bhopa police station limits here on Saturday, they said. He was missing since Friday, police added. Tension prevailed in the area after news of the doctor’s death spread. Angry villagers blocked the Bhipa-Morna road demanding action against the killers, they said. Police said Kumar was murdered over a monetary dispute. The main accused, Kamil, had been arrested in this connection, they said. Police personnel in large numbers had been deployed in the area to maintain law and order, they said.